Sheet Metal Worker

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international aerospace manufacturer in Sheffield is seeking a skilled Aerospace Sheet Metal Worker. This full-time, permanent position involves fabricating, assembling, and installing sheet metal products. The role offers a competitive salary, a 37-hour work week, and numerous employee benefits including a pension scheme and health cover.

Benefits

185 hours holiday plus bank holidays

Paid Christmas shutdown

Free hot drinks every Friday

Employee Assistance Programme

YuLife app for wellbeing rewards

5% company pension contribution

24/7 GP access

Discounts on shopping and gym memberships

Salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles

Critical illness cover

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sheet metal work across a variety of products.
• Skilled in dressing and finishing fabricated parts.
• Confident with assembly tooling and riveting.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out sheet metal operations including abrading, drilling, and assembly.
• Interpreting technical drawings and customer specifications.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and audit-ready work area.

Skills

Sheet metal work

Assembly tooling

Lean principles

Time management

Teamwork

Tools

Stretch formers

Brake presses

Guillotines

Bandsaws

Job description

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Job Title: Aerospace Sheet Metal Worker
Sector: Aerospace & Manufacturing
Salary: £34,642.55 (£18.01 PH) including shift premium
Location: Sheffield, UK
Contract: Full-Time / Permanent / Morning & Afternoons

Verus Recruitment Partners are delighted to be working with a leading international aerospace manufacturer based in South Yorkshire.
Due to continued growth and a strong pipeline of exciting projects, we're looking to recruit a skilled Sheet Metal Worker on a full-time, permanent basis.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for the fabrication, assembly, and installation of a variety of sheet metal products, as well as carrying out dressing and finishing activities.

About the Job:

• Carrying out sheet metal operations on fabricated parts including abrading, drilling, deburring, inserting, and general assembly.
• Interpreting technical drawings and customer specifications.
• Using fixtures and tooling for assembly and fitting inserts/rivets.
• Operating stretch formers, brake presses, guillotines, and bandsaws.
• Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and route card requirements.
• Maintaining a clean, safe, and audit-ready work area.
• Conducting autonomous maintenance checks and logging operations to NADCAP standards.
• Identifying and reporting non-conforming parts throughout the process.
• Seeking continuous improvement in methods and performance.

About You:

• Proven experience in sheet metal work across a variety of products.
• Skilled in dressing and finishing fabricated parts.
• Confident with assembly tooling, marking out, fitting inserts, and riveting.
• Experience using stretch formers, brake press, guillotines, and bandsaws.
• Understanding of lean principles, such as 5S.
• Quality-driven and target-focused.
• Accurate, organised, and able to interpret drawings.
• Strong team player with excellent time management.
• Comfortable working rotating Day and Morning shifts.

What’s In It for You?

• Competitive starting salary of £34,642.55 (including shift premium).
• 37-hour working week with an early finish every Friday.
• 185 hours holiday, plus:
  
  • Option to buy or sell 37 hours annually.
  • All bank holidays.
  • Paid Christmas shutdown (an extra 3 days' leave on top of allowance).
• Free hot drinks every Friday – on the house!
• Access to a robust Employee Assistance Programme (including up to 12 counselling sessions per year).
• YuLife app – earn rewards for daily wellbeing activities like walking or meditating.
• 5% company pension contribution (option to match or exceed).
• 24/7 GP access via YuLife.
• Discounts on shopping, gym memberships, and more through Bravo Benefits.
• Westfield Health cover.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for electric/hybrid vehicles.
• Critical illness cover.

For more information, please contact our Sheffield Team on 01143 830 046.

Verus Recruitment Partners are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy and are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Keywords: Sheet Metal Worker, Aerospace, Engineering, Manufacturing, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. abrading, drilling, deburring, riverting